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Chapter 3 Ambush Battle

In the following days, the convoy kept advancing with a daily mileage of 168 kilometers day and night, and finally reached the destination of the first stage after crossing two large provinces.

In the former dynastic capital, they parted after a short break.The three car battalions of the large army went all the way south from here, while the independent car company where Huang He and Mark Love belonged continued to move eastward.

The two groups of people have different tasks, and after saying goodbye, they started a new stage of journey with mutual blessings.

After several days of long journey, the independent car company finally arrived in the neighboring province.

Since most of the cities in this province are occupied by the enemy, they travel with extra care.Even if there are not many fighters in the team, they still need to send some of them to scout the road section they are about to pass.

The plateau is the main terrain of this province, which is a typical mountainous plateau widely covered with yellow land.Moreover, there are many river valleys, complex and diverse landforms, many mountains, and dangerous terrain.

Moving forward in this environment, once the enemy discovers the whereabouts and encounters an ambush, the consequences will be disastrous.

It's not that Huang He didn't try to take the initiative to contact the troops of the Eighth Route Army at all levels, but he was far away from his homeland for many years and he was unfamiliar with the place where he was born. After a few days, there was still no progress.

The only good news is that before entering this province, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army had already contacted the base area by telegram and informed that the independent car company would arrive in the near future.

If they're lucky, they should be able to complete this mission without incident.But things are not going in a good direction. Their goal is too big, and it is difficult to pay attention to concealment during the march.

There are countless bandits and traitors throughout the province.

Fortunately, most of the bandits are bullying waste, even if they are found, there is nothing they can do.Even if bandits with a certain scale see such a large convoy, they have to weigh in their hearts whether they can eat this batch of goods.

But traitors are more troublesome, although they will not be in any danger immediately after being discovered by them.But these dogs who sell their ancestors for glory will contact their masters as soon as possible in order to get promoted and make a fortune.If it is bitten by the Japanese, it will be a big problem.

Huang He knows one thing very well, that is, the current combat effectiveness of the independent automobile company and even their army is not as strong as imagined.

First of all, their ostensible purge had just ended, and the generals and a large number of grassroots officers either went to the Lubyanka Hotel, or were assigned to dig potatoes in Siberia.

Even for troops that have performed transportation missions many times, their combat experience is still not enough, and they lost the last war with Xiaozhai.

Moreover, their independent car company did not carry any heavy weapons. In the event of a battle, only two 82mm mortars could be used as supporting firepower, and the performance of the mortars was also limited by the terrain.

The gifts Huang He prepared for the base area were just ordinary rifles. After all, what the army needs now is a large quantity.In the event of an accident, these weapons are of no use at all.

Although they were extremely careful, their whereabouts were discovered by a group of idle traitors on the third day after entering the province.

These dog traitors divided up the troops immediately, two of them went to contact the nearest devil, and the remaining three continued to follow the transport team far away.

The Japanese who received the information immediately dispatched a squadron of troops to prepare for an ambush.

I have to say that the tactics of devils in this era are very vicious. Ambush warfare is not as simple as in later generations of film and television dramas. It is impossible for everyone to find a place to lie there and be done.

Choosing a suitable ambush area is actually not an easy task.

In order not to scare the snake, the devils must not be able to lure them.It's too late for the entire convoy to avoid them, so how could it be possible to take the bait.

Their staff officers analyzed the route of the transport team based on the existing known conditions, and more than 200 devils rushed to the canyon road that the transport team had to pass through according to the orders of their superiors.

The canyon in early autumn still has a little greenery, which is good news for the ambush party, after all, it is not easy to hide when it is bare.

It seems that luck is also on the devil's side. The capacity of this canyon section is enough for the transport team to march in normal formation.

However, it is difficult for the soldiers of the transport team to immediately form a battle formation when they are attacked, which prolongs the time required to change from the marching state to the fighting state.

Moreover, the environment of this ambush area is very convenient for the devils to hide, advance and retreat, deploy and give full play to their firepower advantages.If it can be used reasonably, it can greatly reduce the difficulty for the devils to wipe out the enemy.

These cunning enemies guessed that the transport team must have arranged for scouts, so they only arranged a few hidden observation posts and security teams on the attack position.

The main force is arranged on the standby position behind the attack position, which is connected by a hidden passage.

Doing so can reduce the risk of exposure, only after the opponent's detection methods are used up, the large troops are sneaking to the attack position and preparing to launch an attack.

From the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons where the technical conditions are not very high, the core of ambush tactics has always been to block the ends and attack the two wings.

The devil's heavy firepower is used to divide the enemy's formation, making it impossible for the transport team to look after each other at the end.

In addition, the mountain road is very narrow. Once it is divided into several sections, most people can only hear the wailing of their comrades after being attacked. Morale collapses, and the combat effectiveness naturally collapses quickly.

Moreover, the Japanese staff officer who was in charge of this ambush was obviously a steady old devil. He didn't have the advantage over me because of the superior numbers. This group of unknown enemies made him extremely afraid.

Under the arrangement of the old devil, they formed a pocket ambush circle.On the premise of not affecting the combat effectiveness of the side attack unit, tail attack unit and blocking attack unit, he was steady and even prepared a reserve team.

This reserve team of more than a dozen people is ready to support the battle of the front combat unit at any time, or to deal with unexpected situations.The only thing that dissatisfied him was that the terrain on the left side of the canyon was steep, and it was difficult for ordinary soldiers to go up.

In the hidden standby position, a lieutenant and squadron leader looked at the watch on his wrist and said to the devils beside him: "The unknown enemy should arrive in half an hour, everyone is ready to fight!"

He waved to the correspondent not far away and said, "Any news?"

Hearing what his team leader said, the devil trotted forward and said, "Report to the squadron leader, not yet!"

While the two were talking, Makarov's convoy was approaching the canyon.

As a veteran, his premonition told him that there might be problems in the canyon ahead.So he ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing and wait in concealment, and sent twice as many scouts as before.

Seeing the transport team stop suddenly, Huang He, who had no combat experience, walked up to Makarov and asked, "What happened? Why did it stop?"

"Nothing happened for the time being, but the canyon ahead is very suitable for ambushes, it's too dangerous to rush in."

Although the time was short, the devils did not lay mines.But they tried their best to deal with the plants, soil and ground along the road.

An hour later, all those responsible for the investigation returned.After careful inspection, they judged that the canyon was not dangerous.

At this time, the devils had already made preparations at the attack position, and when the lead car entered the canyon, more than 200 pairs of malicious eyes were fixed on them.

The devils aimed their weapons at these trucks, waiting for the commander's order!
(End of this chapter)